Adjusted net income was up by 1.5% on the June quarter, to 1.82 billion euros ($), and rose by 6.9% for the nine-month period to total 5.81 billion euros.

Adjusted operating profit increased by 2.2% to 4.36 billion euros, reflecting a 10.8% improvement in the operating performance of the company’s Exploration & Production division.

Eni chief executive Paolo Scaroni said in addition to the ongoing production recovery in Libya, the company’s financial structure had been strengthened as a result of the divestment of its stakes in Italian gas distributor Snam and Portugal’s Galp.

“This